Nuclear reactor constructions
US4309252A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A liquid metal cooled fast breeder nuclear reactor comprising a nuclear fuel assembly submerged in a pool of coolant contained in a primary vessel is housed in a concrete vault. A core cover structure suspended from the roof of the vault and immersed in the pool of coolant comprises a plurality of vertical tubes braced apart by perforated grid plates. An intermediate grid plate has a permeable shroud which constrains coolant passing through the perforations in the grid plate to flow transversely over the upper surface to reduce the transient temperature differential.
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